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Game #2880

Saturday, 19 February 1966

Attendance: 15,117

Won

Division One

16th (+1)

Blackburn Rovers

LLLDW

Villa Park

Aston Villa

3-1

Blackburn Rovers

Assist(s) | Not recorded |

KEY MAN

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MATCH TIMELINE

ON THIS DAY

Dick Taylor's Villa win for the first time in six to make it eleven wins, three draws and fifteen defeats in twenty nine League matches.

Aston Villa

Blackburn Rovers

European Cup / Champions League: ❌
League Champions: 🏆🏆
FA Cup Winners: 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 🏆
League Cup Winners: ❌
Last Trophy: 1927–28

FIXTURE HISTORY

Blackburn Rovers

Previous 5 vs. Blackburn: | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟥 | 🟩 |

FIXTURE DETAILS

Season | 1965-66 |
Matchday | #35 |
League Match | #29 |
Manager Game | #88 |
Saturday, 19 February 1966

MATCH SUMMARY

Manager | Dick Taylor |
Referee | J.E. Carr, Sheffield |
FT Result | Won |
FT Score | 3-1 |
Last 5 Games | LLLDW |

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: J.E. Carr

CARDS

Villa

Blackburn Rovers

J.E. Carr

TEAM NEWS

Willie Hamilton replaces Bobby Park.

TEAM STATS

Starting XI Average Age
| 25.31 |

Oldest Player |
F Phil Woosnam | 33.18 |

Youngest Player |
RB Mick Wright | 19.42 |

MANAGER

MANAGER

Dick Taylor

Aston Villa

GK Colin Withers |
RB Mick Wright |
CB John Sleeuwenhoek |
LB Charlie Aitken |
M Mike Tindall |
M Alan Deakin |
W Johnny MacLeod |
W Tony Scott |
F Willie Hamilton |
F Phil Woosnam |
CF Tony Hateley |

Blackburn Rovers

Else, Newton, Wilson, England, Ferguson (ex), Joyce, Clayton, Darling, Byrom (g), Harrison, McEvoy. Manager: Jack Marshall.

SUBSTITUTES

None

SUBSTITUTES

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

M Bobby Park |

UNUSED SUBSTITUTES

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

SQUAD STATS

MATCHDAY SQUAD

UNAVAILABLE

Not recorded

UNAVAILABLE

Not Recorded

Player Abbreviations:

GK : Goalkeeper

LB, RB, FB : Left Back, Right Back, Full Back

CB, D : Centre Back, Defender

M, W : Midfielder. Winger

F, CF : Forward, Centre Forward

🟢 : Debut 🔴 : Final Game

Symbols:

⚽ | Goal
🔥 | Assist
🔁 | Substitution

🟨 | Booking

🟥 | Sending off

🆘 | Poor refereeing performance

DEBUT APPEARANCES

FINAL APPEARANCES

MATCH STATS

Not recorded

TABLE

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PROGRAMME

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